BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) -- The East Baton Rouge Coroner's Office was called to a crash on the interstate early Friday morning.

A spokesperson for the East Baton Rouge Emergency Medical Services confirmed that the coroner was called to an accident on I-12 eastbound, between Jefferson Highway and Airline Highway, which happened around 2 a.m.

According to Baton Rouge Traffic on X, I-12 east was closed at Essen Lane. Drivers are being diverted onto Essen Lane (Exit 1B).

Further details about the crash were not immediately available.

Louisiana First News has reached out to the coroner and the Louisiana State Police for more information. This is a developing story.

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